Lancaster: First Private Prison Site?
A North Country town could be the site of a privately run prison, should state officials decide to outsource its prison operations. NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.
View ArticleState Needs More Time To Study Private Prison Proposals
It is going to take a little longer than expected for the state of New Hampshire to decide whether it can save money by having its prisons run by a private firm.NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.By July the...
View ArticleExecutive Council Approves Study of Private Prison Proposals
New Hampshire's Executive Council has approved hiring a consultant to assist the state in reviewing proposals from several companies to run its prisons. The council approved a contract Wednesday of...
View ArticlePrivatizing Prisons: The Pros and Cons
This year, there’s been a lot more talk about New Hampshire going the route of as the Governor and others explore the idea of private companies running our corrections institutions. But questions...
View ArticleN.H. House Votes To Prohibit Privatizing Prisons
The House has voted to prohibit New Hampshire's corrections commissioner from transferring inmates to a private prison except in an emergency.
View ArticleProposed Ban On Private Prisons In State Defeated
On a 13-11 vote, the New Hampshire Senate has blocked a House-backed measure to prohibit private prisons in the state. Senate Republicans killed the prohibition effort, saying that the legislature...
View ArticleLancaster: First Private Prison Site?
A North Country town could be the site of a privately run prison, should state officials decide to outsource its prison operations. NHPRs Chris Jensen reports.
View ArticleState Needs More Time To Study Private Prison Proposals
It is going to take a little longer than expected for the state of New Hampshire to decide whether it can save money by having its prisons run by a private firm. NHPRs Chris Jensen reports. By July the...
View ArticleExecutive Council Approves Study of Private Prison Proposals
New Hampshires Executive Council has approved hiring a consultant to assist the state in reviewing proposals from several companies to run its prisons. The council approved a contract Wednesday of...
View ArticlePrivatizing Prisons: The Pros and Cons
This year, theres been a lot more talk about New Hampshire going the route of as the Governor and others explore the idea of private companies running our corrections institutions. But questions remain...
View ArticleN.H. House Votes To Prohibit Privatizing Prisons
The House has voted to prohibit New Hampshire's corrections commissioner from transferring inmates to a private prison except in an emergency.
View ArticleProposed Ban On Private Prisons In State Defeated
On a 13-11 vote, the New Hampshire Senate has blocked a House-backed measure to prohibit private prisons in the state. Senate Republicans killed the prohibition effort, saying that the legislature...
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